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The Every Student Succeeds Act significantly improves upon No Child Left Behind by, among other things, giving more power back to states and local schools. We’re working to help policymakers and educators take advantage of the law’s new flexibility, especially when it comes to creating smarter school accountability systems, prioritizing the needs of high-achieving low-income students, and encouraging the adoption of content-rich curricula.
Resources:
- Rating the Ratings: An Analysis of the 51 ESSA Accountability Plans
- Leveraging ESSA to Support Quality-School Growth
- Great ideas from our ESSA Accountability Design Competition
- What ESSA means for high-achieving students
- ESSA and a content-rich education
- ESSA and parental choice
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Dale Chu 4.8.2020
NationalFlypaper
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COVID-19 calls for break from K–12 traditions: What we can learn from GEO’s college immersion model
Kevin Teasley 4.7.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The virus’s tragic toll on youth sports
Erika Sanzi 4.6.2020
NationalFlypaper
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How we’re making remote learning easier and more engaging for our families—and why we’re making it all free for other educators nationwide
Juliana Worrell 4.6.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Reimagining school
Emily Freitag 4.6.2020
NationalFlypaper
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A revolution in education, born of necessity
Kathleen Porter-Magee 4.3.2020
NationalFlypaper
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What philanthropy can do now to promote education equity after the pandemic
Celine Coggins 4.3.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Daddy School: Week 2
Mike Goldstein 4.3.2020
NationalFlypaper
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Students with disabilities: The whipping boy of coronavirus closures
Dale Chu 4.2.2020
NationalFlypaper
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The proper context: Adventures in college admissions
Amber M. Northern, Ph.D. 4.2.2020
NationalFlypaper
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How to make more autonomous schools effective
Trinady Maddock 4.2.2020
NationalFlypaper